East Providence, RI

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4422960, place: East Providence city, Rhode Island)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 39,290 (100%)
In labor force: 24,509 (62.38%)
--Civilian labor force: 24,475 (62.29%)
----Employed: 23,117 (58.84%)
----Unemployed: 1,358 (3.46%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.5%
--Armed Forces: 34 (0.09%)
Not in labor force: 14,781 (37.62%)
Females 16 years and over: 21,542 (54.83%)
In labor force: 12,234 (31.14%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,234 (31.14%)
----Employed: 11,553 (29.4%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,077 (7.83%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,068 (5.26%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 22,434 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 18,529 (82.59%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,270 (10.12%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 580 (2.59%)
Walked: 393 (1.75%)
Other means: 230 (1.03%)
Worked at home: 432 (1.93%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 23,117 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,571 (28.42%)
Service occupations: 3,685 (15.94%)
Sales and office occupations: 6,806 (29.44%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 70 (0.3%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,896 (8.2%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 4,089 (17.69%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 36 (0.16%)
Construction: 1,211 (5.24%)
Manufacturing: 4,480 (19.38%)
Wholesale trade.: 827 (3.58%)
Retail trade: 2,696 (11.66%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,040 (4.5%)
Information: 481 (2.08%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,974 (8.54%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,930 (8.35%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,878 (21.1%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,767 (7.64%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,081 (4.68%)
Public administration: 716 (3.1%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 19,421 (84.01%)
Government workers: 2,488 (10.76%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,123 (4.86%)
Unpaid family workers: 85 (0.37%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 20,547 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,155 (10.49%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,584 (7.71%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,956 (14.39%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,574 (12.53%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,674 (17.88%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,549 (22.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,764 (8.59%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 915 (4.45%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 208 (1.01%)
$200,000 or more: 168 (0.82%)
Median household income: $39,108

With earnings: 15,256 (74.25%)
--Mean earnings: $48,226
With Social Security income: 6,935 (33.75%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,081
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,034 (5.03%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,686
With public assistance income: 776 (3.78%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,363
With retirement income: 4,166 (20.28%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,097

Families: 12,876 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 599 (4.65%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 446 (3.46%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,532 (11.9%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,409 (10.94%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,674 (20.77%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,627 (28.17%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,435 (11.14%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 815 (6.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 202 (1.57%)
$200,000 or more: 137 (1.06%)
Median family income: $48,463

Per capita income: $19,527

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,342
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,423

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 808 (6.28%)
--With related children under 18 years: 613 (4.76%)
----With related children under 5 years: 279 (2.17%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 489 (3.8%)
--With related children under 18 years: 441 (3.42%)
----With related children under 5 years: 188 (1.46%)
Individuals: 4,130 (32.08%)
--18 years and over: 3,004 (23.33%)
----65 years and over: 938 (7.28%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,109 (8.61%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 774 (6.01%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,753 (13.61%)

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